Structures
Functions
Inherited or Learned
Adaptations
Survival
100
This structure helps an animal survive it's environment.
A. Bears Hibernating
B. An eagle using it's talons to tear into it's food.
C. Lions hunting in packs
D. Geese migrating to an area with a warmer climate.
What is an eagle using it's talons to tear into it's food?
100
The peppered moth is an organism that is prey to several different birds in its ecosystem. Birch trees in the peppered moths' ecosystem provide a way for the moths to hide from their predators. This describes the function of the moths' coloring.
What is camoflauge?
100
Simone noticed that her dog has many behaviors that she never taught him. Of the following behaviors that are listed this one is most likely a learned behavior that Simone taught her dog.
A. Panting in warm weather
B. Barking at dogs that pass by the yard
C. Fetching a ball when it is thrown
D. Chasing squirrels in the backyard
What is fetching a ball when it is thrown?
100
Of these functions this would NOT be an advantage in a hot, dry desert climate.
A. Being active at night
B. Getting water from plants
C. Hunting other animals during the day
D. Digging burrows underground
What is hunting other animals during the day?
100
Students in a science class were investigating structures and functions that help animals survive in their environments. The following is information that the students collected to share with their classmates. This student included information about both the structures and functions of organisms in their research.
A. Frogs can jump really far. They live near the water and can catch insects. I like to catch frogs in the summer.
B. Bears have large, strong legs that help them move large objects and climb trees. They have large paws and strong claws to help them get many different food sources and a thick coat of fat under their fur to keep them warm.
C. Birds have wings. Birds have beaks, but sometimes the beaks look different. Birds build nests in trees, and they have feathers. Many birds have differently colored feathers and are beautiful to look at.
D. Snakes can slither. They can live in almost any environment. Snakes can be venomous or nonvenomous. I am scared of snakes
What is bears have large, strong legs that help them move large objects and climb trees? They have large paws and strong claws to help them get many different food sources and a thick coat of fat under their fur to keep them warm.
200
Plants have structures and functions that help them survive. This is a structure that anchors a plant to the ground and helps it absorb water and nutrients.
What are roots?
200
The correct term for what is described below is:
Tearing food
Flying
Food production
What is function?
200
All of the following are examples of behaviors in animals. Of these behaviors this one is NOT a learned behavior.
A. A dog responding when it hears its name
B. A horse pulling a wagon when it is hitched
C. An owl sleeping during the day and hunting at night
D. A bird returning to a feeder on a porch each morning
What is an owl sleeping during the day and hunting at night?
200
These plants live in similar environments. They both have adaptations, or structures, that help them survive. This statement the following best explains how their differences help them in their environments.
A. Bromeliad leaves use their tank structure to create food from the water they collect. Fern leaves have a waxy coating that keeps predators from eating them.
B. Bromeliad leaves have a tank structure that holds water in between the tightly packed leaves because they do not have a large root system. Fern leaves have a waxy coating that helps keep them from losing water in a dry climate.
C. The sharp ends of the bromeliad leaves keep them anchored into the soil and can act like roots. Fern leaves are rough on one side and smooth on the other so that they feel nice when a human touches them.
D. The tank structure of bromeliad leaves helps keep them from blowing over when storms move through an area. Fern leaves have the ability to close up at night so that predators leave them alone.
What is Bromeliad leaves have a tank structure that holds water in between the tightly packed leaves because they do not have a large root system? Fern leaves have a waxy coating that helps keep them from losing water in a dry climate.
200
All organisms have unique features on or in their bodies that allow them to survive in their environment. These unique adaptation features are called.
What are structures?
300
Ducks have structures with specific functions that help them survive in water. These two structures help ducks when they are in the water.
What are webbed feet and waterproof feathers?
300
Some plants grow on land while others grow in water. Whether they are on land or on water, they have adaptations to help them make food. Water plants have structures on the tops of their floating leaves that would best help them–
What is absorb sunlight?
300
Of these adaptations that are listed these behaviors help animals survive.
Choose two.
A. Chipmunks hibernating during the winter months
B. Penguins huddling together for warmth
C. Protective shell on a turtle
D. Webbed feet on a duck
What are chipmunks hibernating during the winter months and penguins huddling together for warmth?
300
This table lists structures and functions of organisms that live in the same environment.
These statements describe the possible ecosystems in which these organisms live. Select two correct answers.
A. Mountainous terrain
B. Coastal area near the ocean
C. Tropical climate
D. Cold climate
E. Dry, desert terrain
What are mountainous terrain and cold climate?
300
A bison is an animal that is adapted to survive in both warm summer temperatures and cold winter temperatures. Discuss the structure that would function to help a bison survive the cold and how this structure would need to be able to change to also allow the bison to survive in warm summer temperatures.
Answers may vary. A possible student response could include the following: The bison has a shaggy coat of hair that is a structure on the bison’s body. This structure functions to keep the bison warm in cold temperatures. The bison can most likely shed this coat in the summer to stay cool while growing a thicker coat in the winter. This ability is a function.
Accept other reasonable answers.
400
The correct term for what is described below is:
Teeth
Wings
Leaves
What are structures?
400
The table lists structures and functions that help organisms adapt to their environments. Identify which column contains structures and which contains functions.
A B
A is functions B is structures.
400
A student was investigating a bird’s behavior and placed several different types of seeds in their yard. One of the observations they made was that the same hummingbird came to one feeder around the same time every evening. After making observations and researching hummingbirds. Of the behaviors listed this observation is a learned behavior of the hummingbird.
A. Ability to fly backward
B. Eating at the same feeder each day
C. Fast-moving wings
D. Migrating 500 mi. at a time
What is eating at the same feeder each day?
400
A snake has structures and functions that help it survive. This adaptation is called
A snake has a long, narrow body and is covered with scales.
What is structure?
400
This is one example of a structure that a plant has to help it stay alive.
Answers may vary example answer.
Plants have the structure of roots that allow them to collect water.
500
A frog has structures that help it meet its needs. This structure of a frog has the function of helping the frog catch and eat food.
What is a sticky tounge?
500
A scientist was working to classify birds in a newly explored ecosystem. They made notes about their observations to help classify the birds they found.
Bird A’s diet probably consist of
A. Nuts and seeds
B. Grasses and weeds
C. Small animals
D. Bacteria and fungi
What are small animals?
500
A family’s dog had puppies, and they decided to keep one of the puppies. This behavior the puppy most likely learned from living in the family’s home.
A. Digging in the yard
B. Yawning when it is tired
C. Panting to cool down
D. Coming when called by name
What is Coming when called by name?
500
A snake has structures and functions that help it survive. This adaptation is called
Snake scales help them live in dry places by reducing water loss.
What is function?
500
This is one function of an animal that helps it survive in its environment.
Answers may vary. Example answer:
Monkeys have long tails that have the function of helping them hold on to trees and swing from tree to tree.